It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error. – Robert Houghwout Jackson, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and
Chief Judge at the War-Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg
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August 29, 2024 Leave Venezuela Alone
The Los Angeles Times has just published an article that proposes a way for the U.S. government to oust Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro from power: “The harshest possible sanctions must be leveled against Maduro and all state-owned industries to make an exit plan his best option.” The article was authored by Kristina Foltz, “a researcher and writer based in California and Colombia.”
Should the Government Run Supermarkets?
by Michael Riffert
The point raised by by Wendy McElroy in her article “Who Will Build the Roads?” (Future of Freedom June 2024) is …
“Who Will Build the Roads?” Part 3
by Wendy McElroy
In short, a free-market approach is more practical because it is based on human nature and on demonstrated preferences. By contrast…
Libertarianism vs. Microlibertarianism
by Laurence M. Vance
Libertarianism is a consistent and principled philosophy that is absolute in scope and universal in application. We can begin with this classic description of libertarianism …
Frédéric Bastiat and Immigration
by Ken Schoolland
In writing his famous ‘Candlemakers’ Petition’, the famous 19th Century French economist, Frédéric Bastiat, did not address the issue of immigration, but he did …
Price Controls and Border Militarization
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Kamala Harris’s anti-price-gouging law and Donald Trump’s militarization …